Playing a Mage can be tough going early on. Some gamers might just give up and there’s no reason for them to. Here’s five tips that will have you getting past those early levels in no time.
When you can, always team up with at least one other person.
This is extremely important as a mage. The Mage is not built for taking punishment, so while it is possible to solo most quests, having a Warrior or Paladin to take the punishment for you is always best. While the other players are keeping the enemies busy you can focus on what you do best which is damage from afar.
Always stock up on food(health) and water(mana)
Having plenty of food(regenerates your health) and water(regenerates your mana) saves you a lot of time questing early on. Instead of waiting for your character to regenerate health and mana on its own you can greatly speed up this process with food and water. Also having health and mana potions can mean the difference between life and death when fighting groups of enemies.
Pick at least one gathering profession early on.
Always pick at least one gathering profession when you first get started. I would recommend Mining as your first profession because there is almost always a high demand for mining materials even the low level ones such as copper and tin. Mining in my experience is the most profitable professions throughout all 80 levels.
Don’t be afraid to just run.
This is especially true if playing by yourself. If you accidentally pull more enemies than you can handle turn around and hightail it. As you level your character up this will become less of an issue as you will gain the spell Polymorph which allows you to transform certain enemies into sheep making them not a threat.
Just because you wear cloth doesn’t mean you’re weak even in PVP.
Mages’ are by no means weak. While you may wear cloth and can’t take a lot of punishment you can dish out tons of it. This is definitely true in PVP. Melee classes will find it near impossible to take out a mage in 1v1 combat.
These are just a few tips that I hope will make your WoW experience a little more enjoyable. If you’re still having problems or you want to reach level 80 as quickly as possible check out these leveling guides that I reviewed here and here.
